Santa Fe Desert Choral Summer Festival Concert Public Lectures, 2017

Santa Fe Desert Choral Summer Festival Concert Public Lectures, 2017

NEW MEXICO HUMANITIES COUNCIL GRANT PROGRAM

New Mexico Humanities Council grants are pass-through awards of Federal funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.  Grant awards must be matched by other sources to equal or exceed the amount of the award.  This requirement can be satisfied entirely with in-kind contributions, such as donated facilities, services, and time or with sponsor’s cash or program income.  Federal pass-through grants require a lot of paperwork, with backup documentation and receipts kept in order for three years for auditing purposes.  The Project Director and the Fiscal Agent must both be aware of requirements and keep accurate and complete records for reporting purposes.

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All letters of intention (LOI) and applications are filled out through our Foundant grants management portal.

Help us verify your organization's non-profit status quicker by registering with Candid / GuideStar. Also be sure your organization has a Unique Entity Identification number actively registered with SAM.gov (see info on below on this page.) NOTE: Registration with SAM.gov is a requirement.

To download a sample list of questions from the application please click here. NOTE: Applications are only to be submitted through the Foundant grant management portal. Emailed or mailed hard copy applications will not be accepted.

Get a head start filling out he budget form, but be sure to review the budget instructions on our website first. NOTE: All budgets are only able to be submitted as part of the application through the online Foundant grant management portal. Within this online application, there will be a file upload button to upload your excel budget.

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Consultations open soon:
August 15th, 2023

Consultation deadline:
September 10th, 2023 ------> consultation appointments are closed

Grant application deadline:
October 2nd, 2023 at 11:59pm

Letter of intention submission deadline EXTENDED!
September 21st, 2023

Are you interested in applying for a humanities grant to support the implementation of your public humanities program?

The NMHC grant program encourages applications that include public interaction in humanities programming, particularly by new and/or underserved audiences. We seek to work with new applicant organizations and to reach broad audiences. Audience engagement is a must in order to meet the minimum criteria and qualify for funding. Appropriate programming formats include but are not limited to virtual and in-person activities, interpretive exhibits, community dialogue and discussion series, panel discussions, lectures, and conversations. Please ensure programs provide a question and answer session for attendees to directly engage with scholars.

• NOTE: An organization cannot have more than one grant open at a time. If your organization has an open grant, it must be closed before a new sub-award agreement and grant funds can be issued. A grant that is considered closed is mean the final reports have been reviewed and approved (without any further edits required) by NMHC staff and the final payment has been issued.

•  Awards must be matched with a one-to-one match, an equivalent amount of cash or in-kind resources within the contracted project performance period.

•  Please review the grants page on our website to review all requirements.

• Consultation appointments will open August 15th and run through September 10th, 2023. To receive reminders and updates please subscribe to our grant application announcements newsletter. A phone or Google Meets consultation with NMHC staff is required for all applicants regardless of previous grant funding, to see if your proposed project qualifies. Once a consultation has been completed you may move onto the application process.

             • To arrange a consultation please email grants@nmhumanities.org.
               NOTE: The individuals who need to attend the consultation are the Project Director and

              Fiscal Agent who will sign the subaward agreement and manage the execution of the

              project. Learn more about these two required roles on our FAQs page.

•  DEADLINE EXTENDED DUE TO HIGH VOLUME ---> After attending a consultation meeting you may begin filling out the eligibility form/letter of intention no later than September 21st. Once your eligibility form/letter of intention(LOI) has been approved you will be given access to the online application form. However, first time applicants are highly encouraged to complete this sooner to enable additional time to take advantage of a draft application review.

• Soon thereafter you will need to set up a separate appointment with NMHC staff to review your application draft to get feedback on the proposal's completeness and competitiveness in time to edit and improve the application before final submission at the grant deadline. Draft applications will not be reviewed after September 22nd, 2023.

 

NEW GRANT REQUIREMENT: MOVING FROM DUNS NUMBER TO UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (UEI)

In accordance with federal government policy, all organizations – including (but not limited to) nonprofit organizations and government entities – must provide a valid Unique Entity ID (UEI) actively registered with SAM.gov to receive a New Mexico Humanities grant award.

The UEI requirement will replace the DUNS number requirement, effective April 4, 2022. (Note: New NMHC applications will be updated to reflect a place to enter the UEI for the May 2022 grant deadline).

What is an UEI, and why do I need one?
SAM UEIs are federally issued UEIs obtained through SAM.gov, an Entity Validation Service, which independently verifies the uniqueness of an entity by confirming that there is no existing registration for that legal business name and address. This ensures that SAM UEIs are unique.  

As a recipient of federal funding through the National Endowment for the Humanities, the New Mexico Humanities Council must require its grantees to provide a SAM UEI.

Is an UEI the same as a DUNS number, Tax ID, or FEIN?
No it is not.  The FEIN or Tax ID number relates to federal tax-exempt status. The SAM UEI is for identification of unique entities.

Who needs an UEI?
If you are applying for an NMHC grant then your organization will need one.  All organizations – including (but not limited to) nonprofit organizations and government entities – must have a UEI to receive a New Mexico Humanities Council grant award.

How does my organization get a UEI?
Request a UEI via SAM.gov.

What information will I need to provide?
(subject to change)

Legal name of organization
Physical address (and PO box if you have one)
Telephone number
Web address
Name of the authorizing official (e.g., president, director, etc.)
The purpose of your organization.

Can anyone register my organization?
Not just anyone.  Must be an authorizing official (someone who can legally represent the organization) should request the SAM UEI.

How much does it cost?
There is no fee. 

Get an UEI PDF help guide.

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OTHER GRANT CONSIDERATIONS

• Any organization that receives funding from NMHC is welcome to apply again only after a current grant has successfully closed. If the program activities described are different from the previous grant, the Council will consider it a legitimate request and not a form of continued funding for the same project.

• NMHC will fund requests to the fullest extent possible based on available resources and competitiveness of applications submitted. Applicants must show a minimum 1:1 match for grant funds requested composed of Sponsor's Matching Cash and In-Kind Donations, Third Party Cash, or Project Income. The most common amount awarded through a grant is $10,000.

• Preference will be given for outreach to new and/or historically underserved audiences, new venues or locations, the participation of new scholars in NMHC projects and/or projects that involve under-represented humanities disciplines.

• Preference will be given to applicants for targeted strategic programming instead of catch-all programming or for an add-on humanities component.

• All award decisions made by the NMHC Board as recommended by the NMHC Grant Committee are final.

GRANT DEADLINES

NMHC staff offer an opportunity for applicants to prepare and submit a draft and review it in detail together for feedback on the proposal's completeness and competitiveness in time to edit and improve the application before final submission at the grant deadline.  All returning and new applicants are required to participate in a consultation.

Consultation and application deadlines will be updated as necessary.

Visit our grants management portal to create a profile and begin the screening and application process.

Draft & Consultation Deadline

Application Deadline*

Earliest Date
Program Can Begin

April 10

May 1*

Mid September

September 10

October 1*

January 1

* - Application Deadline is midnight, Mountain Daylight Time

WHAT ARE PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAMS?

Public: Projects should connect the public with the humanities at no cost and be accessible. Programs with nominal costs must demonstrate in the application how funds support program goals. Audiences are expected to be primarily adults and families.  Programs are expected to be widely advertised and held at times and in locations accessible to the general public.

**NOTE for Colleges and Universities**
NMHC accepts applications from colleges and universities that demonstrate a commitment to reach an audience beyond the campus community. Applications should show community collaboration, a well-defined outreach and publicity plan and stated audience goals.

Humanities: The act that established the National Endowment for the Humanities says, "The term humanities includes, but is not limited to, the study of the following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology; comparative religion; ethics; the history, criticism, and theory of the arts; those aspects of social sciences which have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and history and to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life." NMHC will also fund projects that deal with the historical and human values aspects of science and technology.

Programs: They may vary as widely as New Mexico's communities and audiences. These programs bring scholars and the public together in a dialogue that enhances the civic and cultural life of the citizens of the state. For examples of recent programs funded by NMHC, subscribe to the NMHC E-newsletter, or request a grant sample. Note the deadlines, and required consultations listed on the website. Prospective applicants uncertain if their project qualifies are encouraged to call or email grant program officers at NMHC.

CONTACT OUR GRANTS MANAGEMENT TEAM

New Mexico Humanities Council

Email: grants@nmhumanities.org

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